Needles, first found in strawberries produced by one supplier in Queensland, are now turning up around the country.

The anti-graft court ruled that the Sharif family bought properties in London with the money plundered from Pakistan in the 1990s.

The court in the Belgian capital said "there can be no doubt" about jihadist Salah Abdeslam and his co-defendant Sofiane Ayari's involvement in extremism.

An Indian court on Friday adjourned a bail plea by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan so that he can fight a five-year jail term for killing endangered wildlife.

Judge Charles Haddon-Cave said Ahmed Hassan had constructed a homemade bomb "to kill as many members of the British public as possible".

Qatar and Sudan yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for partnership in the field of public prosecution with a view to exchanging information on laws, regulations, provisions and criminal justice systems, as well as to co-operate in the field of training of prosecutors.

Twelve young adults lie stretched out on rubber mats in the windowless shed that is the Apostolic Light Mission Church in Kangemi, a slum in the Nairobi capital.

Meltdown and Spectre

The regular Cabinet meeting, chaired by HE the Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, yesterday approved a draft law that regulates investments by non-Qataris in the economy and agreed to refer it to the Advisory Council.

The Falcons and Hunting Festival,’ which runs until January 27, continues to "attract a large number of Arab and foreign tourists" at Sebkhat Marmi – Sealine, the organisers have said in a statement.

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Qatar will be among the major beneficiaries of pipeline gas exports in the Mideast region, whose combined output will reach 60 billion cubic metres (bcm) by 2040, the Doha-based Gas Exporting Countries Forum has said in a report.